Strasbourg, Dec 16 (IANS) The European Union (EU) on Tuesday presented a new border and coast guard plan to better manage the bloc’s external borders and protect the passport-free policy, in a bid to stem…
Abuja, Dec 16 (IANS) At least 31 civilian hostages have been set free from the dens of Boko Haram insurgents during series of raids by Nigerian troops in the northeast Borno State, the Nigerian army…
Damascus, Dec 16 (IANS) At least 12 people were said to have been killed by air strikes in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo, a monitor group reported on Tuesday. Warplanes, believed to be Russians, carried…
Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said the Saudi Arabian women getting the right to contest and vote in civic elections for the first time in the history of the oil-rich kingdom…
Wellington, Dec 15 (IANS) New Zealand authorities on Tuesday confirmed that the black, white and blue silver fern design won the first referendum to become the country’s new flag, replacing the existing one. The winning…
Seoul, Dec 15 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday launched its second next-generation landing vessel with upgraded mobility that will be deployed for operations in 2017, the navy said. The second edition LST-II, the Cheonjabong, is…
Dhaka, Dec 14 (IANS) Bangladesh has lifted a ban on all social networking platforms, the media reported on Monday. Bangladeshi State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim confirmed the government’s decision to Xinhua news…
Melbourne, Dec 14 (IANS) An Australian teenager accused of preparing to carry out an Islamic State (IS)-inspired terror attack in Melbourne has pleaded guilty to the charge in court. The 17-year-old male, from Melbourne, entered…
Berlin, Dec 14 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated on Sunday her refusal to an upper limit on the number of refugees Germany will admit, saying European and international measures are needed to solve the…
Canberra, Dec 14 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday overturned a decision by his predecessor to ban government investment in wind power. Earlier this year, the former prime minister announced a controversial ban…
(Photo credit should read Omar Salem/AFP/Getty Images) Riyadh, Dec 13 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s cinema committee announced on Sunday the construction of the first ever cinema theatre in the conservative Islamic kingdom, Al Arabiya local news…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Paris Agreement on climate change clinched on Saturday after 13 days of hard negotiations demonstrates the collective wisdom of world leaders to…
Paris, Dec 13 (IANS) The historic Paris agreement on climate change was on Saturday adopted without any objection by the 196 parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) during the 21st…
Tripoli, Dec 12 (IANS) Late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son Hannibal has been freed after being briefly kidnapped by an armed group in Lebanon, security sources said on Saturday. In a video shown on Lebanese…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) India on Saturday signed landmark agreements on civil nuclear energy and bullet train technology with Japan, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi described visit of his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe “truly…
Havana, Dec 12 (IANS) Cuba and the US have agreed to resume direct mail services between the two countries after an interruption of over 50 years. Friday’s decision was taken during a recent round of…
Pyongyang, Dec 10 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has admitted for the first time that Pyongyang possesses a hydrogen bomb, state-owned media reported on Thursday. “The state managed to become a powerful nuclear power…
Jerusalem, Dec 10 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced on Wednesday statements made by US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, ahead of the latter’s scheduled controversial visit to Israel later this month. Trump said…
Beijing, Dec 8 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) has published a song in Mandarin calling China’s Muslims to take up arms, a media report said on Tuesday. Analysts on Monday said the song, released on…
Havana, Dec 8 (IANS) Cuban President Raul Castro reiterated “unconditional” support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro one day after his party lost the legislative elections. Castro said “Chavismo” fought hard at the polls, though the…